Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-18
A N ORDINANCE.

An. Ordinance for the Levy and Collection
Of a License Tax within the City of Lancaster
SIC. i. se it ordained by the select ard Com.
mon Councils OF the Ct'y of Lancaster that
mentioned shalt, on or before the Il rst day OF
april In each @ ana % every year; apply Ply to T the lily
shall issue such a license upon the payment to
him of the respective sums tor the same. rs pro
Sided In this ordinance. Prorlded that persons.
after the hrst day OF April. shall pay pro rata
Of the whole year And pror!ded Jnrthe,. that
sxc .. That all telegraph. telephone and elec.
trio light poles, now erected or hereafter to be
shall be owned bv any corporation, d. rm or indi.
vidual shall be desiE mated by the names or ini.
dis,inctive number ,osehsr with '' the hem name V or
initial ana said number shall be legtDiy marked
shs Ss ss dusy OF evsry SUCH owhar or
ers on or before the nrst day of April next, and
Mrnr ~ 20 ss noss .3 b.r
tofore erected for the ensuing year. specifying
the poles so a. BE , by ,hsir h
shall issue q license to such applicant who
shall authorize the maintenance Of the poles
designated in such application only for the pc.
Rod OF one year, to be computed from the hrst
day OF April Of each and every year. and no
i:csnse shall be the sum OF Nifty cents Tor each
and every pole. authorized to be maintained
thereby 70 be paid to the city treasurer for the
sro .. That all cabs, hacks and coaches used
limits Of ths city shall BE- 10 have
placed in some conspicuous place on the outside
thereof two lighted lamps at night with pain
glass fronts and sides. on which shall be legtbiy
painted tho numbers OF said hack. cab or coach.
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and that every licensed vehicle shall have the
number. furnished by the city treas surer painted
that all drivers CT hacks. cabs ana coaches shall
wear q number corresponding with the number
OF said hack, cab OF coach, On the lapel OF his
co II or other conspicuous place on his person
or drivers shall have the same number.
SEC. T. That the following schedule OF charges
shall be strictly adhered to by the owner OF
passengers within the limits OF the city, and
provided that the same shall be posted In soms
cons picuous place in each hack. cab or coach
for the benent Of the travelling public.
Each person with ono trunk. k.............2, Cents
Zach Additional trunk. ...2 Cents
Children under six years. no charge.
SIC. That the earbs; ext extending % along tl nortl
to Christian street, and on both sides Of Wes
King from Prince to the Reading raj iroad. shal
be properly laid out In sections. to be design
highest III bidder. in The same manner and form .,
IL now provided for the sale or rent OF the curb
for market purposes in the centre OF the city
provided, that the sale or rent OF the same shai
street committee And prorfded. yurther. tina
the mayor be authorized 10 establish from tint
to time additional stands for the use OF hacks
cabs. coaches and local Deliveries az IN MS ludg
regulation Of the hack service.
SEC. 8. That the owner or owners OF all hacks
cabs, coaches, 0mnibusts, carts, drays, wagon
ana other Sonveyancess ussa tor the c0nhveySmc
ness Whatsoever on the STREETS OF the city shal
pay an annual tax rs follows: